Beautiful (Snoop Dogg song)

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"Beautiful"
Snoop Dogg - Beautiful.jpg
Single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson
from the album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2003
Recorded2002
Genre
Length4:58 (album version)
4:04 (radio version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The Neptunes
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace"
(2002)		"Beautiful"
(2003)		"It Blows My Mind"
(2003)
Pharrell singles chronology
"Pass the Courvoisier, Part II"
(2002)		"Beautiful"
(2003)		"Excuse Me Miss"
(2003)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [40] Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [41] Platinum10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] Gold400,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 27, 2003 Urban contemporary radio Doggystyle, Priority, Capitol [43]

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